Phialomyces fusiformis sp. nov. from soil in Singapore is identified and described

Abstract

Phialomyces fusiformis sp. nov., isolated from soil in Singapore, is described and illustrated. The species is similar to P. macrosporus-type species of the genus but differs in that it has longer, more ellipsoid-limoniform, fusiform and more coarsely ornamented conidia.

• Hyphomycetes
• Penicillifer
• soil fungi
• Stachybotrys
• tropical Asia

We wish to express our thanks to the National Parks Board of Singapore for having granted Mycosphere Ltd. research and collection permits for investigations of Singapore fungal diversity. Part of this work was done during a stay of G. Delgado Rodriguez at MUCL, financed by a grant from UNESCO-IUMS-MIRCEN-SGM. This work was partly financed by a sponsorship from Mycosphere Ltd., Singapore. Prof. C. Evrard (BOTA, UCL) is sincerely thanked for his help with the Latin diagnosis. Cony Decock gratefully acknowledges the financial support received from the Belgian Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs (OSTC, Contract BCCM/MUCL C2/10/007) and thanks the directors of MUCL for the provision of facilities and continual encouragement. Gregorio Delgado Rodriguez also acknowledges the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment for providing facilities and financial support.

Notes

2 Part of the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCM).